Team Sky and Great Britain slip down the WorldTour rankings

As riders from other nations take the spoils at the Giro d'Italia in May, Great Britain has slipped from sixth to eighth in the UCI's latest WorldTour ranking
- Tinkoff are top team, as Sky is knocked down to third by Movistar
- Peter Sagan still top rider

Although Mikel Nieve grabbed a stage win for the team to gain a few points, they could do nothing to stop Movistar leap-frog them in the UCI WorldTour team standings as the Spanish squad’s Alejandro Valverde placed third overall.

Spain sits at the top of the WorldTour nation table, with Colombia moving up to second after Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge) placed second overall behind Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) in the Giro. Australia are in third place, with Nibali’s home nation of Italy benefitting from his success by moving up from 14th to seventh.

There’s no change at the top of the individual rider ranking as Tour of Flanders and Ghent-Wevelgem winner Peter Sagan (Tinkoff) retains his top spot ahead of Nairo Quintana (Movistar) and Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) in third.

Vincenzo Nibali’s Giro win elevates him to fourth, with Chaves entering the WorldTour ranking for the first time in 15th place.

The highest-placed British rider in the ranking is Ian Stannard (Team Sky) in 21st place.

The amount of points awarded depends on the ranking of the event. For example, winning the Tour de France overall gives a rider twice as many points as winning the Eneco Tour overall.

The five top-placed riders from each nation have their points totalled up to create the points for that nation.

The next counting event in the 2016 WorldTour calendar is the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race in France (June 5-12), which could see both Team Sky and British riders take centre stage as Chris Froome defends his 2015 title.